Weather and Natural Disasters Quiz

Why do we experience weather?

• To create balance in the atmosphere

• For inoperability

• To mitigate disaster

• Because of the water cycle

What is the best mitigation strategy for a hurricane?

• Sheltering

• Inoperability

• Evacuation

• Levee systems

Why do clouds release rain?

• The water droplets become too light for the cloud to hold

• The water vapor attaches to dust

• The rain droplets become too dense and heavy for the cloud to hold

• The cloud changes into rain

Which of the following increases thermal energy the most?

• Sunlight

• Radiowaves

• Gravity

• Altitude

Where do we experience weather?

• Lithosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Atlatnosphere

(a)   are particles of dust that water vapor attaches to.

(a)   is the measure of how fast atoms move and is related to temperature.

We can not prevent a hurricane, but we can (a)   its destruction.

The (a)   is the calm center of a hurricane.

The most dangerous part of a hurricane is the (a)   because the strong winds push flood water onto land.